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Sohrab Namazi Nia – AI Enthusiast!

Hey there! I’m Sohrab Namazi Nia, a PhD candidate in Computer Science at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). I work as a Research Assistant in Big Data Analytics Laboratory (BDAL), where my primary focus is on Leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Large Language Models (LLMs) for data science applications, including recommendation systems, ranking algorithms, top-k selection and beyond. My work also extends into reinforcement learning, deep learning, and optimizing graph search algorithms for improved efficiency.

I earned my Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering from Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST) in 2018. Located in Tehran, IUST is ranked among the top-4 universities in Iran, and my time there was filled with both great personal and collaborative projects centered on AI, Machine Learning (ML), Deep Learning (DL), algorithm design. I also ventured into backend development as part of my work in software engineering. I was honored to be named the Top Student of the Year in 2019, and graduated with a GPA of 4.0.

Beyond Academia - Spencer!

While Sohrab is my formal name, I’m known as Spencer among friends. Outside of my academic pursuits, astronomy and space science are huge passions of mine. I closely follow space exploration news, and one of my biggest dreams is to apply my AI expertise to space applications. As Stephen Hawking once said, “Humanity’s future survival and exploration lie in venturing beyond Earth and into the cosmos.” I aspire to contribute to that future in some way. Also, I want to mention that before turning 18, I had a deep interest in philosophy and followed it closely, but eventually, my focus shifted away from it.

On a different note, football (soccer) has always been a big part of my life. I played competitively until the age of 18 and still enjoy playing casually today. Football has always remained one of my greatest passions in life. I also like swimming!